The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-01-20

Capitol, where he stayed few min
utes. When ne returned to the Jail |
he again entered the prisoners cell,
accnm panied by Sergeant Smith.
Mr.. Crump then told the prisoner
he had seen the Governor, and there
was no prospect of Executive inter
ferruce.
Sergeant Smith says Cluverius
made no remark, received the infOr-
NATION quietly, and it seemed not
To affect him.
DIR. Hatcher was present with the
prisoner all the morning up to the
last moment.
ON THE SCAFFOLD.
When the scnffold was reached
Deputy Macon led with the prisoner,
who assembled the sixteen steps with
a firm tread and no WaVering, i'm
mediately after him. Then came DIR.
Hatcher, Sergeant Smith, ard Dep
uty Sergeant Allen. Ciuverius
walk. d TO the trap-door, and stood
in the centre of it, directly under the
bright silk rope which was soon 10
end his existence.
DIR. Hatcher took stand on the
right corner of the scaffOfd 10 the
front of Cluverius, and Mr.. Smith in
the opposite corner. Macon stood
directly to Cluverius's left, and AL
len back of Macon. CIuverius faced
the crowd, but did not lift his eyes
from the floor. Prisoner wore very
solemn, sad face, but evinced no
nervousness. He appeared to be re-
signed to his fate.
When everything became settled
Sergeant Smith took from his pocket
a sheet of legal-cap paper, and in
clear and distihct voice read the
death-Warrant. While Mr.. Smith
read the paper deathlike silence per-
vaded the enclosure, but the num-
bling of voices on the outside was
perceptible. When the Sergeant fit
ished reading he turned to the pris-
Oner and, in an undertOne, asked if
he wished TO say anything. He
looked up into the Sergeant's face
| and, with u pleasant expression of
countenance, but with quivering lips,
said, in tone which was scarcely
audible to those nearest them, No;
do not wish to say anything."
| Sergeant Smith then stood back
anu motioned to DIR. Hatcher, who
stepped forward and said, "Let US
pray" The Doctor, with his hat in
his hand, knelt down and in clear
voice aud earnest manner, offered a
most feeling and fervent prayer to
the throne of mercy for the rest of
the prisoners SOU.
As DR.. Hatcher stepped forward
Deputy Allen lifted Cluverius's hat
off and laid it ON the railing of the
scatfold. All during the prayer,
which lasted about four minutes,
Cuverius held his head down with
his eyes closed, and showed no other
emotion than an unusual culver or
tremOr about his eyelids.
NO ILLWILL TOWARD ANY ONE.
When DR.. Hatcher had concluded
his prayer he turned to the prisoner,
and. in an undertOne, said
something to him. Cluverius said
something to the Doctor, which could
not be heard, after which he turned
again to face the people assembled
in the yard, and said: II anu re-
quested by the prisoner to utter just
one word. That is that in this the
moment Of his death he carries nc
illWill to any man on EARTH"
DIR. Hatcher, with his hat in hi:
: hand, shook hands with the prisoner
ard said: "God bless YOU" There
was motion of CIuverius's lips
but if he said anything no one hearC
it. DIR. Hatcher then left the scene
THE ROPE ADJUSTED.
Deputy~SergeantA Alien, after twins
Ciuverius's legs, put the black sill
cap, which had long hood com
ing down over his face and touching
the shoulder. on his head, and ad
justed the silk rope about his neck
leaving the knot just back of his lief
ear. He then retired, and left only
Deputy Sergeant Macon on the scat
told, and he stood back of Cluverius
so that he could not see the prisoner,
face.
This was an awful time. Here
stood man of twenty five years O
age, educated, well raised, and wht
, two years ago had a promising fulur,
. and Was looked upon both as mar
of honor and Christian. Now HI
stood upon the gallows condennet
murderer about to expiate his crime
by dying the most diSgraceful of a.,
deaths. He stood it with wonderful
courage. The iron nerve which ha(
characterized him during the Who'll,
time of twenty-five months since h,
was arrested seemed to be still with
him, and he faced this awful enc
without f1inchiDg.
AT 1:0S o'clock Deputy-Sergean
,, Macon gave the signal, and Deputy
Sergeant Johnson, who was con
cealed in the fourth cell from tn,
east end of the lower flor of tn,
prison (which is just back of wher,
the scatfold stood), jerked the chord
AS the trap was sprung the bod,
= went downward 80 quickly that non
could describe it. Then a scene Wa
: witnessed. The silk rope did poo
service. and it was seen that tn
. moose had slipped and the rop
!. stretched fearfuliy; the feet of Gu
= verius were just touching the grOun,
and only a turn and half of tn
moose was left. There were gut
: teral sounds for six minutes, gasp
!, for breath and Indications of strang
! ulatiOn. His head hung on on
u side, and around the neck was a re,
= mark made by the fall of eight fee,
e The color of the countenance ccm
e menced to change, and in sixtee
!. minutes after the fall of the drOI
Drs. Harrison, Beaie and Cabel
pronounced life extinct. DR.. Oper
i: heimer said that the neck had bee
!. broken by The fall.
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